Political Economy

Description
The concentration in Political Economy is designed to engage students in the studies of global and domestic environments, whether those environments are governance organizations, nonprofit agencies or private enterprises, through an understanding of issues related to the intersection of politics and the economy.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• A minimum of 9 upper division credit hours must be taken in courses offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.

Part One: Economics Foundation (choose one course) -- 3 credit hours

ECN 211 Macroeconomic Principles (SB) (3)

ECN 212 Microeconomic Principles (SB) (3)

Part Two: Politics Foundation (choose one course) -- 3 credit hours

POS 300 Contemporary Global Controversies (SB & G) (3)

POS 310 American National Government (SB) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours; Credit is allowed for only POS 110 or POS 310)

POS 350 Comparative Politics (SB & G) (3)

Part Three: Political Economics and the World (choose two courses) -- 6 credit hours

ECN 306 Survey of International Economics (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ECN 211 or 213; ECN 212 or 214; MAT 211 or 271 with C or better)

ECN 335 South Asia and the World Economy (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ECN 211 or 213 with C or better; ECN 212 or 214 with C or better; MAT 211, 266, or 271 with C or better)

ECN 360 Economic Development (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ECN 211 or 213, ECN 212 or 214, and MAT 211 or 271 with C or better)

POS 379 The Resource Curse (3)

POS 465 International Organization and Law (SB & G) (3)

POS 485 Political Economy (SB) (3)

POS 486 International Political Economy (SB & G) (3)

Part Four Related Elective (choose one course) -- 3 credit hours

GCU 350 The Geography of World Crises (SB & G) (3)

JUS 405 Inequality, Economy and Justice ((L or SB) & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105, or 108 with C or better; minimum 36 hours)

PAF 340 Contemporary Policy Challenges (3) (Pre-requisites: Minimum 30 hours)

 

PAF 351: Urban and Metropolitan Studies (3)

PAF 352: Urban Theory (3)

PAF 470 Topics in Public Economics and Financial Management (3) (Prerequisite(s): ECN 212 or PAF 201 with C or better)

POS 325 Public Policy Development (SB) (3)

POS 356 European Union (SB & G) (3)

POS 367 World Politics and Global Inequalities (G) (3) (Prerequisite: Minimum 25 hours; Credit is allowed for only POS 360 (Current Issues International Politics), (International Security), (Organizational Studies) or POS 367)

SGS 325 / JUS 325 Globalization and Socio-Economic Justice (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): ENG 102, 105, or 108 with C or better; minimum 24 hours; minimum 2.00 GPA; Credit is allowed for only JUS 325 or SGS 325 or SOC 325)

SGS 350 Economic Development and Globalization (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)